Covid-19: Daily deaths below 300 after over 6 months in India
India's daily new Covid-19 fatality count was reported below 300 after over six months, taking the death toll to 1,47,343
New Delhi: India's daily new Covid-19 fatality count was reported below 300 after over six months, taking the death toll to 1,47,343, while the infection tally rose to 1,01,69,118.
A total of 251 more deaths and 22,273 new infections were reported in a 24-hour period.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 97,40,108, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.78 per cent, while the Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The active caseload remained below three lakh for the fifth consecutive day. There are 2,81,667 active coronavirus infections in the country, constituting 2.77 per cent of the total caseload, as per the data.
India's Covid-19 infection tally had crossed the 70-lakh mark on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.